Pet wallaby steals a snack in Queensland backyard

This mischievous wallaby, pictured in a Queensland backyard in 1915, might seem harmless.

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This mischievous wallaby, pictured in a Queensland backyard in 1915, might seem harmless. But there were warnings the native Australian animal might not make a docile pet. In a 1936 submission to The Queenslander, a reader warned of originally friendly wallabies attacking their owners – with one tearing their human's trousers from waist to ankle. Despite their tendency to undress others, wallabies were apparently considered suitable gifts for foreigners. In 1920, Prime Minister Billy Hughes presented one to the then-Prince of Wales, Edward, in Melbourne. In 1957, Australian fans gave Elvis Presley one. Wallabies require more care than traditional pets, and Elvis donated his to the Memphis Zoo. Unfortunately, Edward's wallaby died after ingesting poisonous herbage in Trinidad. (State Library of Queensland/Flickr)